Oracle has opened its new offices located at Airport City in Accra, Ghana. The facility aims to further Oracle’s Cloud portfolio expansion throughout the country, and to provide sales and consulting services to the region.
Country Manager for Oracle in Ghana Joseph Asumang affirmed this while delivering his welcome address, emphasizing that, “as a global technology leader, Oracle is committed to innovation, leadership, and excellence, and has invested more than US$39 billion in research and development since 2004. Our technology is built on open industry standards, and one way that Oracle’s engineers drive innovation is by participating in more than a hundred standards-setting organizations.”
Cherian Varghese, Oracle’s Cluster Leader for Sub-Saharan Africa said the new Oracle regional facility represents the growth of the company’s business in Ghana as it continues to invest in its people and their personal development to best serve customers while supporting its numerous partners.
“Oracle Ghana understands the importance of personal engagement with its customers and partners, and the new office affords the company with a great opportunity to strengthen those relationships even further,” he said. “Through our vibrant local partner ecosystem and dedicated team of highly skilled and experienced employees, based here in Accra and throughout the greater West African region, we provide customers with high-value products and services, and work to build lasting relationships through day-to-day engagements”.
In addition to its business growth, the Oracle Academy has undertaken a number of training programmes for educators and learners in Ghana (see attached fact sheet)
Asumang, said successfully setting up a corporate presence in Ghana “demonstrates Oracle’s commitment to doing business here and supporting our customers and partners in West Africa”.
He reiterated Oracle Ghana’s commitment to upholding the company’s global reputation by providing avant-garde technology solutions to its clientele; “Our approach in Ghana aligns with Oracle’s global strategy: We are committed to helping organizations transition to, and embrace the cloud; enabling them to transform their business with Oracle solutions. From the data center to the cloud, Oracle helps eliminate the complexity that can stifle business innovation.”
By simplifying the IT environment, Asumang said, Oracle enables its customers –420,000 of them across a wide variety of industries in more than 145 countries – to innovate faster and create added value for their own customers.
“Our customers are using information technology as a powerful tool. They are saving money, they are delivering services that weren’t possible before and they are finding very smart ways to bring their products to market. Throughout Africa we have seen remarkable innovation and transformation”, he said.
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